IRISH CUP FINAL: Coleraine launch special Cup final kit

Steven Crawford

Published:17:37Saturday 22 April 2017

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Coleraine FC WILL BE wearing their traditional blue and white colours when they take on Linfield in the Irish Cup final on May 6th.

The club has launched a special bespoke kit, which features a white top, blue shorts and white socks, harking back to the Bannsiders’ early beginnings when they were known as The Lilywhites because of their all white kit.

Coleraine stars Brad Lyons and Lyndon Kane show off the specially commissioned Irish Cup Final playing strip.''�2017Derek Simpson: www.sportfile.co.uk

So it would be quite fitting if the club could go on and secure some silverware in this its 90th year.

“Blue and white has been synonymous with Coleraine for years,” said boss Oran Kearney.

“The kit looks fantastic, and with a bit of sun in the final the brilliant, bright white will look very special.

“It’s one which I think fans will want to purchase because of the look of it, I would certainly get one as it has such a striking look.

“The cup final is a one-off game and it deserves a one-off kit.”

Kearney explained the thinking about the change of kit for the big day.

“We had to make sure we did whatever we could to be wearing blue and white on cup final day.

“Whenever we lost the toss for the kit we knew then we would have to wear a change strip.

“I said to the chairman I wanted us to be in blue and white, and with what Linfield will be wearing we have been able to come up with a very striking kit in our colours.

“We like our away kit, we have had good results in it, so it’s not superstitious, but on final day everyone goes wearing their club colours.

“Our fans will be decked out in blue and white scarves, wigs, face paint, everything would be blue and white and the players would be the only ones in red and black.